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This is it ya Joke : Is it time for God Although Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism teach different philosophies, they have similar characters and even conflicts between them. Even though the philosophers were often bold innovators, many of them looked to supposedly golden ages of the past for their inspiration. When faced with new problems, many of the ancient Chinese Philosophers looked upon the writings of earlier ages as classics from which they drew their own teachings. When faced with new problems, many Chinese scholars over the years have attempted to find answers from reinterpretations of the classics. Some of them include love songs, political poems, ritual hymns, speeches, and semihistorical documents. Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, felt that men must play their assigned roles in a fixed society of authority to return to the ancient way. The idea of Confucianism was “Let the ruler be a ruler and the subject a subject a subject; let the father be a father and the son a son.” He felt that society should be made to follow theory. According to Confucianism, good government was fundamentally a matter of ethics. He disputed that the ruler’s virtue and the satisfaction of the people, rather than power, should be the true measures of political success. Although he did not question the hereditary right of the lords to rule, he insisted that their first duty was to set a proper example of ethical conduct. If people did their jobs, then there would be no means for punishing. If someone were found guilty of committing a crime or corruption, they would be punished. He also had the idea of the chun-tzu in the sense of a cultivated man or superior man. The chun-tzu or “gentleman” must be polished and have an understanding of proper etiquette and social usage. The Chinese have always had a strong aesthetic urge, which the growing political conformity and heavy Confucian morality were not conducive. On the other hand, Taoism had a much more natural sense of philosophy.
Approximate Word count = 1312
Approximate Pages = 5.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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